Low back pain is one of the most common medical conditions in the Western world. Disc
degeneration, an inevitable process of aging, of variable rate and degree, is one of the …

Degenerative disc disease is one of the most frequently encountered spinal disorders. The
intervertebral disc is a complex anatomic and functional structure, which makes the …

Disclosed are prosthetic devices for insertion into intervertebral disc spaces after the
removal of an intervertebral disc or after a corpectomy. Specifically, intervertebral devices …

The invention relates to a spinal disc endoprosthesis. The endoprosthesis has a resilient
body formed of one or more materials which may vary in stiffness from a relatively stiff …

A spinal disc prosthesis comprises an upper rigid plate, a lower rigid plate, and an
elastomeric core interposed between the plates and adhered to the plates. The elastomeric …

A method for stabilizing a spinal motion segment by boring and excising an opening in a
disc nucleus, inserting a fabric bag having a pore size between about 0.25 and 5.0 mm …

Feb. 3, 2005, which is a continuation-in-part of s u-8 Y-8s. Mey application No. 10/634,950,
filed on Aug. 5, 2003, now Pat. No. 7,204.853, and a continuation-in-part of (57) ABSTRACT …

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Patents US5571189A - Expandable fabric implant for stabilizing the spinal motion segment …

A system and method for replacing degenerated spinal disks in accordance with the present
invention can substitute for interbody fusion techniques by replacing degenerated spinal …

Artificial disc replacements for natural intervertebral discs make use of a shaped body
having a final Volume sized to consume at least a portion of an intervertebral disc Space …